Level.



No. 688,497. Patented Dec. '|0, |90I.

F. WEIMAR.

(Application filed Feb. 4, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES yPATENT OFFICE.

FRED 'WEIMAR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO S. A.

FRENCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ILLINOIS. Y

AND T. D. HEWITT, OF FREEPORT,

LEVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 688,497', dated December 10, 1901.

Application iiled February 4, 1901 Serial No. 45 ,851. (No model.) l

T0, a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRED WEIMAR, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Levels, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a surveyors level having as a readily-detachable constituent part a simple and accurate shop or mechanics level adapted for a great variety of 1uses other than for leveling.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a complete structure adapted to serve as a surveyors level when secured upon a tripod or the like. (Not shown.) Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the mechanics level detached. Fig. 4 is a side view of the mechanics level shown in Fig. 3.

In the views, A represents a rigidframe made up of a plane baseG and two standards G', having at their upper ends accuratelyalined shaft-bearings a, completed by hinged clips cit/,secured by thumb-screws a2. The base G is centrally perforated at G2, and around this opening is a dependent annular boss G5. That portion B of the structure which may be detached to serve as a shop-level is mounted in this frame to swing in a vertical plane between the two standards. It preferably consists of a plane web b, having at its middle oppositely-projecting gudgeonsb, accurately fitting the bearings a, and provided at its lower side with flanges b', extending oppositely outward from vthe web at right angles, and at its upper side with analogous n pwardly-divergent flanges b3. The lower side of the web vand its flanges b form'a plane plate having perfectly straight and parallel lateral edge surfaces, and the flanges b3 form a single long Y to receive a telescope-tube C or to serve other purposes when the mechanics levelV is detached. The tube C may be detachably secured in place by a detachable forked clamp D, having at the end of each branch d a hook d to engage the corresponding ange b3 and at its upper end a setscrew d2 to gently press upon the tube C. The instrument is leveled by means of a spirit-level tube E, iixed in an opening b4 cut in the web b and in such manner that the tube can be readily seen from either side.

A second andsimilar tube F' is also set in the web b, so that the part B when detached, as hereinafter stated, may serve the purposes of a plumb-line or test of perpendicularity.

The structure described is a very simple surveyors level capable of resisting very rough usage without losing its accuracy.

The clamp D and telescope-tube C being removed, the structure B when lifted from its bearings is the mechanic-s level seen in Figs. 3 anda. Such level is adapted for all the usesof an ordinary spirit-level and in addition may serve many other purposes. For example, it may be used for leveling a shaft, as vsuggested in Fig. 3, where the shaft is shown in dotted line, or for accurately centering the end of any cylindrical bar, or for lwith opposite fianges forming a plane paral-V lel-edged base-plate, at its upper side with upwardly-diverging lianges forminga troughlike top projecting beyond the web upon each side, at itsrniddle with oppositely-projecting gudgeons, and at suitable points with spiritlevel tubes set approximatelyin the plane of the web and at right angles to each other.

2. The combination with a mechanics level having gudgeons projecting oppositely from its middle portion and provided with upwardly-divergent lateral flanges at its upper edge, of a fraine adapted to be secured upon a surveyors tripod and to revolubly and detachably support said gudgeons, 'a telescopetube resting in the trough formed by said iianges and a clamp for lixing'the Vtube in place. y

3. The combination with a mechanics level having its upper and lower longitudinal elements parallel straight lines,provided with oppositely-projecting trunnions approximately IOO midway between its ends, and having a longitudinal recess in its upper side, of a telescope-tube resting in said recess, aremovable clamp for binding the tube in place, anda frame adapted to be revolubly mounted upon a surveyors tripod and to detachably and revolubly hold said trunnons.

4. The combination with a meehanics level the body of which consists of a normally Vertical web with lateral gudgeons midway between its ends and having at its lower side opposite flanges forming a plane paralleledged base, and at its upper side upwardlydivergent anges forming a trough-like recess, of a telescope-tube resting in said recess,

a forked clamp passing over the tube, engaging the divergent flanges and held in place by a screw clamping the tube, and a frame pivotallyaud detachablysupportingsaid gudgeons and adapted to be revolubly mounted upon a surveyors tripod.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 19th day of January, A. D. 1901.

FRED VVEIMAR.

Witnesses:

CHAS. O. SHERVEY, S. BLIss. 

